Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
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Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Acapoeta tanganicae | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes macrophthalmus | native | Torpedo robber | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Altolamprologus calvus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Altolamprologus compressiceps | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius jacksonii | native | Marbled mountain catfish | |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius kivuensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius pedunculus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius ruziziensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius uranoscopus | native | Stargazer mountain catfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Astatoreochromis alluaudi | native | Alluaud's haplo | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Astatoreochromis straeleni | native | Bluelip haplo | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Astatotilapia burtoni | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Astatotilapia stappersii | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Aulonocranus dewindti | native | ||
Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus docmak | native | Semutundu | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Baileychromis centropomoides | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Bathybagrus grandis | native | Kukumai | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Bathybagrus graueri | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Bathybagrus platycephalus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Bathybagrus sianenna | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Bathybagrus stappersii | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Bathybates fasciatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Bathybates ferox | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Bathybates graueri | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Bathybates hornii | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Bathybates leo | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Bathybates minor | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Bathybates vittatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Benthochromis melanoides | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Benthochromis tricoti | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Boulengerochromis microlepis | native | Giant cichlid | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus imberi | native | Spot-tail | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus macrolepidotus | native | True big-scale tetra | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus rhodopleura | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus sadleri | native | Sadler's robber | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Callochromis macrops | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Callochromis melanostigma | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Callochromis pleurospilus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Cardiopharynx schoutedeni | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Chalinochromis brichardi | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Chelaethiops congicus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Chelaethiops minutus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis kazumbei | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis ruziziensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys acsiorum | endemic | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys brachynema | native | Kibonde | |
Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus gibbosus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clariallabes mutsindoziensis | endemic | Ikambari | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias alluaudi | native | Alluaud's catfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | native | North African catfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias hilli | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias liocephalus | native | Smoothhead catfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias werneri | native | Werner's catfish | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Clypeobarbus congicus | native | Congo barb | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon rendalli | introduced | Redbreast tilapia | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma muriei | native | Ocellated labyrinth fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Cyathopharynx furcifer | native | Featherfin cichlid | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Cyphotilapia frontosa | native | Humphead cichlid | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Cyprichromis leptosoma | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Cyprichromis microlepidotus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Dinotopterus cunningtoni | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Ectodus descampsii | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius apleurogramma | native | East African red finned barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius devosi | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius kerstenii | native | Redspot barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius lineomaculatus | native | Line-spotted barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius lufukiensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius neumayeri | native | Neumayer's barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius paludinosus | native | Straightfin barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius pellegrini | native | Pellegrin's barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius quadrilineatus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius radiatus | native | Redeye barb | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Eretmodus cyanostictus | native | Tanganyika Clown | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Eretmodus marksmithi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Gnathochromis permaxillaris | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Gnathochromis pfefferi | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Gnathonemus longibarbis | native | Longnose stonebasher | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Grammatotria lemairii | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Haplotaxodon microlepis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Hemibates stenosoma | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus longifilis | native | Sampa | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus vittatus | native | Tiger fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Interochromis loocki | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Julidochromis marlieri | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Julidochromis ornatus | native | Golden julie | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Julidochromis regani | native | Convict julie | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo cylindricus | native | Redeye labeo | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo dhonti | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo victorianus | native | Ningu | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo weeksii | native | Sicklefin labeo | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus acuticeps | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus caudovittatus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus claudinae | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus leleupanus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus ruandae | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus somereni | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus tropidolepis | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lacustricola centralis | native | Cental east african lampeye | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lacustricola pumilus | native | Tanganyika lampeye | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lamprichthys tanganicanus | native | Tanganyika killifish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lamprologus callipterus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lamprologus kungweensis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lamprologus lemairii | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lamprologus ocellatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lamprologus ornatipinnis | native | ||
Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates angustifrons | native | Tanganyika lates | Sangala |
Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates mariae | native | Bigeye lates | Sangala |
Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates microlepis | native | Forktail lates | Nonzi |
Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates stappersii | native | Sleek lates | Mukeke |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lepidiolamprologus elongatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lepidiolamprologus hecqui | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lepidiolamprologus profundicola | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lestradea perspicax | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Limnochromis auritus | native | Spangled cichlid | |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Limnothrissa miodon | native | Lake Tanganyika sardine | Lumpu |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Limnotilapia dardennii | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lobochilotes labiata | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Lophiobagrus aquilus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Lophiobagrus asperispinis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Lophiobagrus brevispinis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Lophiobagrus cyclurus | native | African bullhead | |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus tanganyikaensis | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus albomaculatus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus cunningtoni | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus ellipsifer | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus flavidus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus frenatus | native | Longtail spiny eel | |
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus micropectus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus moorii | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus ophidium | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus plagiostomus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus platysoma | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus polli | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus reygeli | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus tanganicae | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus zebratus | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes stormsi | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops anguilloides | native | Cornish jack | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus brevis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus brichardi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus buescheri | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus christyi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus cunningtoni | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus falcicula | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus fasciatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus furcifer | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus leloupi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus mondabu | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus multifasciatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus mustax | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus pulcher | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus savoryi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus schreyeni | endemic | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus sexfasciatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus tetracanthus | native | Fourspine cichlid | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus toae | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus tretocephalus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Neolamprologus ventralis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Ophthalmotilapia heterodonta | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Ophthalmotilapia nasuta | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Opsaridium splendens | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis leucostictus | introduced | Blue spotted tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis macrochir | introduced | Longfin tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis malagarasi | native | Malagarasi tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus | native | Nile tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis tanganicae | native | Tanganyika tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Orthochromis malagaraziensis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Orthochromis mazimeroensis | endemic | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Orthochromis mosoensis | endemic | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Paracyprichromis brieni | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Paracyprichromis nigripinnis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Perissodus microlepis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Perissodus paradoxus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus catostoma | native | Churchill | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Petrochromis famula | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Petrochromis fasciolatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Petrochromis orthognathus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Petrochromis polyodon | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Phyllonemus filinemus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Phyllonemus typus | native | Spatula-barbeled catfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Plecodus elaviae | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Plecodus multidentatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Plecodus straeleni | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus nigricans | native | Dark stonebasher | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus ornatipinnis | native | Ornate bichir | |
Ceratodontiformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus aethiopicus | native | Marbled lungfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Pseudosimochromis babaulti | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Pseudosimochromis marginatus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas marqueti | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas moorii | native | Lake Rukwa minnow | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Reganochromis calliurus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Simochromis diagramma | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Spathodus erythrodon | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Spathodus marlieri | native | ||
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Stolothrissa tanganicae | native | Lake Tanganyika sprat | Ndagala |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis afrofischeri | native | Fischer's Victoria squeaker | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis grandiops | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis granulosus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis melanostictus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis multipunctatus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis petricola | native | Cuckoo Catfish | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis polli | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis ruandae | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis victoriae | native | Lake Victoria squeaker | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tangachromis dhanisi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tanganicodus irsacae | native | Spotfin goby cichlid | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Tanganikallabes stewarti | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Telmatochromis bifrenatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Telmatochromis brichardi | endemic | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Telmatochromis dhonti | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Telmatochromis temporalis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Telmatochromis vittatus | native | ||
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Tetraodon mbu | native | Fresh water puffer fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematocara caparti | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematocara kufferathi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematocara marginatum | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematocara nigrifrons | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematocara stigmaticum | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematocara unimaculatum | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematocara variabile | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Trematochromis benthicola | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Triglachromis otostigma | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tropheus duboisi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tropheus moorii | native | Blunthead cichlid | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis polylepis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Variabilichromis moorii | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenochromis hecqui | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia bathyphila | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia boulengeri | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia caudafasciata | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia flavipinnis | native | Yellow Sand Cichlid | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia leptura | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia longispinis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia melanogenys | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia nasus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia nigrolabiata | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia ochrogenys | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia ornatipinnis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Xenotilapia sima | native |